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The Apple Watch is expected to be available in the U.S. in April.

AP: Apple Watch moves Internet out of your pocket

Brandon Bailey, AP March 9, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple wants to move the Internet from your pocket to your wrist.Time will tell if millions of consumers are willing to spend $350 on up — there's an 18-karat gold version that...

Locator map of shopping malls under threat of al-Shabab attack.

AP: al-Qaida-linked rebel group urges attacks on US shopping malls

Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press February 23, 2015

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A video purported to be by Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries.U.S. authorities...

AP: ‘Timbuktu,’ an Oscar nominee, explores Islamic extremism

Associated Press February 20, 2015

An Islamic extremist can't summon the necessary fervor while making a video hailing the jihadi cause in a scene from "Timbuktu," an Oscar nominee for best foreign language film that is based on the militant...

Caskets are carried into a public funeral for Deah Barakat, 23, his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, 21,and her sister, Razan Abu-Salha, 19 on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 at the Islamic Association of Raleigh's cemetery in Wendell, N.C. Barakat and his wife Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were killed in a shooting Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Corey Lewenstein/News & Observer/TNS)

AP: Man indicted on 3 counts of murder in NC deaths of Muslims

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A grand jury in North Carolina indicted a man Monday on three counts of murder in the shootings of three young Muslims in what authorities have said was a dispute over parking spaces.Television...

Cleveland Browns back-up quarterback Johnny Manziel runs for 39 yards after a pass catch against the Baltimore Ravens that was nullified by a penalty on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

AP: Browns QB Johnny Manziel enters treatment facility

Tom Withers, AP Sports Writer February 2, 2015

Following a rough rookie season in the NFL, Johnny Manziel has entered a treatment program for unspecified reasons, an adviser for the Cleveland Browns quarterback said in a statement released by the...

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a event to promote a new health care program by approving $215 million for a Precision Medicine Initiative, which is designed to help doctors tailor treatments to the individual characteristics of their patients, in the East Room of the White House on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

AP: Obama’s record budget: Tax the rich, help middle class

Andrew Taylor, Associated Press February 2, 2015

WASHINGTON — Promising to help America's middle class, President Barack Obama on Monday sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget that would hammer corporate profits overseas and raise taxes on the...

AP PHOTO People visit John F. Kennedy Plaza, also known as Love Park during a winter snowstorm Tuesday, Jan. 21, in Philadelphia. A storm is sweeping across the Mid-Atlantic and New England. The National Weather Service said the storm could bring 8 to 12 inches of snow to Philadelphia and New York City, and more than a foot in Boston.

AP: Snowstorm threatens to paralyze the crowded Northeast US

Meghan Barr, Associated Press January 26, 2015

NEW YORK — More than 35 million people along the Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor rushed to get home and settle in Monday as a fearsome storm swirled in with the potential for hurricane-force winds and...

Cleveland, U.S. Justice Department agree overhaul needed on use of police force

The Associated Press December 5, 2014

The U.S. Justice Department and Cleveland reached an agreement Thursday to overhaul the city’s Police Department after federal investigators concluded that officers use excessive force far too often...

No joke: Browns open eyes with dominant win

Tom Withers - AP Sports Writer November 9, 2014

CLEVELAND (AP) — There’s no coaching change on the horizon. The Johnny Manziel-must-play chants have quieted — for the moment — and for the first time since 1994, when a young, hoodie-wearing Bill...

Ebola precautions close 3 Ohio school buildings

Associated Press October 16, 2014

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Another Ohio school district is closing one of its school buildings after learning that the parent of a student had contact with a nurse diagnosed with Ebola.Akron's school superintendent...

Hoyer leads rally as Browns beat Titans 29-28

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Cleveland Browns shook off a sluggish start with a finish for the NFL record book.Brian Hoyer threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin with 1:09 left, and the Browns...

Hoyer leads Browns to 26-24 shocker over Saints

Tom Withers, AP September 14, 2014

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mike Pettine received a Gatorade bath and looked forward to smoking a cigar. Brian Hoyer wanted to hold onto the feeling as long as possible.Seemingly cursed for so long, the Browns...